To
see this photograph at its full size and colouring click on the
photograph.

Town
Memorial

Originally
erected in what was Canal Square at the junction of Soulbury Road,
Stoke Road and Wing Road with Leighton Road the memorial stood 17ft
above the roadway. It was unveiled at noon on the 11th November
1920 by the chairman of the Urban District Council Dr Johnson Harris.

It was subsequently
moved to its current position in the Garden of remembrance Mentmore
Road.

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

St.
Barnabas Church

There
are two memorials contained within the church; the main memorial,
containing 40 names from World War One, is at the back of the church
on the right hand wall, by the font just after you enter the church,
two original grave markers that were brought back from France are
mounted along side the memorial .

The
second, smaller, memorial is in the ringing room and contains the
four names of ringers who were killed in the first world war.

These
memorials have been combined into one memorial list. Those marked
 are found in
St Barnabas Church and those marked x are to be found on the town
memorial.

probably
Henry BRANSOM, Private 115, Canadian Railway Service Guard. Died
on Friday 11th May 1917. Son of the late James and Mary Bransom,
of Plantation Rd., Leighton Buzzard. Buried in VANCOUVER (MOUNTAIN
VIEW) CEMETERY, British Columbia, Canada. Grave 38-34. 2. See
also Beaudesert
School and Leighton
Buzzard.

x

BRANTOM

William
Harper

2nd
Lieutenant, 15th (County of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales's
Own Civil Service Rifles), London Regiment. Killed in action Tuesday
[3rd on SDGW] 4th July 1916. Age 27. Son of William and Emily Florence
Brantom, of "Ivy Dene," Linslade, Bucks. From London Gazette
11th October 1915 - "Private William Harper Brantom, to be
Second Lieutenant. Dated 12th October, 1915." Awarded the Distinguished
Conduct Medal. Buried in BOIS-DE-NOULETTE BRITISH CEMETERY, AIX-NOULETTE,
Pas de Calais, France. Grave I. E. 9. See also Leighton
Buzzard Beaudesert School.

Another
Linslade man , Pte Ernest Brazier, of the Canadian Contingent,
son of Mrs. Brazier, of 30, Wing Road, Linslade, has been killed
in recent fighting in Flanders. The sad news has been conveyed
to his mother in a letter from Major R. H. Palmer, commanding
the Company to which the deceased belonged. The major stales that
Pte. Brazier, who was a company stretcher' bearer, in order to
alleviate the sufferings of a wounded man, went along a communication
trench which was swept byart illery fire. His sergeant had warned
him that it was impossible, but he replied that duty said he must
try. The Major added that he had forwarded a recommendaton to
the colonel, which the writer hoped would get for the deceased
the honour he deserved.

A comrade of Pte. Brazier, writing to Mrs. Brazier, said that
her son hardly knew what fear was, and was always bright and cheerful,
and very popular with his mates.

Pte. Brazier, who was unmarried, was
at one time employed at the Faith Press, Linslade, and went to
Canada some three years ago. Last summer he joined the Canadian
Contingent and in September last had four days' leave in England.
He would have celebrated his 22nd birthday shortly had he lived.
Two other brothers are serving one in France and one in the Navy.

Second
Lieutenant 12th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and General List. Died
of wounds as a PoW 23rd April 1917. Age 24. Son of Gertrude A. Freeman
(formerly Dunford), of The Salisbury Arms Hotel, Hertford, and the
late Errington Dunford. Born at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Buried in DOUAI
COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Grave D. 12.

Lance
Sergeant 917317, 512 Battery, 148 (The Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Field
Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died on Tuesday 12th September 1944.
Age 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Horne, of Linslade, Buckinghamshire.
Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Singapore. Column 36.

Photograph:
Photographs courtesy of Pauline Gilbert. Bryan and Donald Horne
(below) were her brothers and Dennis Horne was her cousin. All lost
at sea. What a sad end to three members of the same family.